A RAISIN IN THE SUN
“A Raisin in the Sun not only established Hansberry as a successful playwright, it also propelled her into the role of significant spokeswoman for and about black America. In an interview with Studs Terkel, she declared that her play spoke not only for blacks but for all people: “in order to create the universal, you must pay great attention to the specific.”
A portrait of the playwright and cast of the original production, as well as a look at how the play came into being.
Meet Fran Dorn, one of the leading classical actors in the U.S. and ATC’s Lena Younger, the matriarch who moves the Younger family from the South Side of Chicago to their own house in the suburbs.
“This set is quite realistic. It’s important to understand who these people are in society and what their economic state is in order to understand both their frustrations and their dreams.”
Discover a wealth of community activities designed to connect you to the literature and the ATC stage production.
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